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7/31/2006

Transportation Headlines for Monday July 31, 2007

California Rejects Ban on Push-Pull
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=1268
Mass Transit

China's pollution affecting California's air: Nearly 25 percent of the matter in the L.A. skies comes from the Asian country's use of fossil fuels, scientists say
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/regstate/articles/3451841.html
Daily Breeze

Glendale to mull speed signs: Electronic displays indicating a car's velocity may help warn drivers of lead-footed habits
http://www.glendalenewspress.com/politics/story/51707p-79472c.html
Glendale News Press

Hail a cab in L.A.? Maybe it will get easy: Some call for change in tough local rules that discourage practice in city now
http://dailynews.com/news/ci_4115764
Daily News

High Speed Rail From Vegas To Calif
http://www.masstransitmag.com/article/article.jsp?siteSection=3&id=1269
Mass Transit

LAX officials eye ways to fix air traffic problems: The recent Palmdale radar loss was especially disruptive. Part of the solution would involve billions of dollars, lots of time
http://www.dailybreeze.com/news/articles/3456621.html
Daily Breeze

Life on the Rails: Metro's Gerald Francis Keeps One Eye on the Track Ahead
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/07/31/news/news01.txt
L.A. Downtown News

Los Angeles Makes Olympics Cut
http://www.ladowntownnews.com/articles/2006/07/31/news/news_briefs/at06.txt
L.A. Downtown News

No Free Metro Rides: The mayor's idea for free transit for a day would be costly and ineffective.
http://www.latimes.com/news/opinion/la-ed-subway31jul31,0,4125393.story?coll=la-opinion-leftrail
Los Angeles Times

Transit Advocates, Highway Planners Share The Blame For Transportation Stagnation
http://www.planetizen.com/node/20698
Planetizen

Why Is Washington Missing The Train?
http://www.planetizen.com/node/20686
Planetizen